Title :
Performance analysis of a GERAN switched beam system by simulations and measurements
Author :
Ball, C.F. ; Ivanov, K. ; Winkler, H. ; Westall, M. ; Craney, E.
Author_Institution :
I&C Mobile Networks, Siemens AG, Munich, Germany
Abstract :
Switched beam (SB) technology is an appropriate method for boosting GSM/EDGE radio access network (GERAN) capacity especially in hot spots or cell deployments, where the installation of additional sites and new antennas is not possible. A SB solution with four 30 degree sub-sectors is presented and the potential capacity gain in uplink and downlink is evaluated by simulations and drive tests. A performance comparison with the upcoming single antenna interference cancellation (SAIC) feature is given for the downlink. Finally, it is shown that SB and SAIC provide an additive quality and capacity gain.
Keywords :
adaptive antenna arrays; beam steering; cellular radio; channel capacity; interference suppression; packet radio networks; radio access networks; GERAN capacity; GSM/EDGE radio access network; SAIC; capacity gain; cellular radio; downlink; drive tests; performance analysis; simulations; single antenna interference cancellation; smart antennas; switched beam system; uplink; Analytical models; Antenna measurements; Appropriate technology; Boosting; Downlink; GSM; Interference cancellation; Performance analysis; Radio access networks; Testing;
Conference_Titel :
Vehicular Technology Conference, 2004. VTC 2004-Spring. 2004 IEEE 59th
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8255-2
DOI :
10.1109/VETECS.2004.1387918
